From: Michael Matz Accept empty modules For the Xen platform the all_video.mod module is empty. With old binutils the .symtab section remained (containing only section symbols), so the check didn't trigger, but starting with binutils 2.27 not even a .symtab remains. As there are also no relocations that's no problem (and that is checked independendly). --- grub-2.02~beta3/util/grub-module-verifierXX.c.mm 2016-02-11 10:57:41.000000000 +0000 +++ grub-2.02~beta3/util/grub-module-verifierXX.c 2016-08-31 15:26:36.000000000 +0000 @@ -225,7 +225,8 @@ check_symbols (const struct grub_module_ s = find_section (arch, e, ".moddeps"); if (!s) - grub_util_error ("%s: no symbol table and no .moddeps section", modname); + /*grub_util_error ("%s: no symbol table and no .moddeps section", modname);*/ + return; /* An empty module happens for all_video.module for Xen */ if (!s->sh_size) grub_util_error ("%s: no symbol table and empty .moddeps section", modname);